Relapsed lymphoblastic leukaemia in children: A continuing challenge

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 423-439

  Chessells, Judith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMT; Chemotherapy; Relapsed lymphoblastic leukaemia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IDARUBICIN; MELPHALAN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; TENIPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031821080     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00776.x     Document Type: Review

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